Synonym- A. altissima (Mill.)Swingle
Family- Simaroubaceae.
Habitat- Native of China and Japan.Found in the hills of northern India up to an altitude of 2,400 m.
English- Tree of Heaven, Ailanto.
Ayurvedic- Aralu (related sp.).
Action- Bark—astringent, antispasmodic,parasiticidal, narcotic,cardiac depressant (exercises powerful
depressing influence on nervous system similar to that of tobacco).Leaves produce dermatitis; their accumulation in well-water produces chronic gastritis.Many quassinoids and ailanthone derivatives are vermifuge and amoebicidal.Constituents of the bark and stem, particularly ailanthone, have antimalarial
activity in vitro against Plasmodiumfalciparumandinmice against P. berghei. (Alkaloids do not appear to
have these properties.) Some quassinoids are antineoplastic, and are reported to have antileukaemic properties.The rootbark is used in traditional Chinese medicine for dysentery and leucorrhoea. In Africa, rootbark is used in epilepsy.
Family- Simaroubaceae.
Habitat- Native of China and Japan.Found in the hills of northern India up to an altitude of 2,400 m.
English- Tree of Heaven, Ailanto.
Ayurvedic- Aralu (related sp.).
Action- Bark—astringent, antispasmodic,parasiticidal, narcotic,cardiac depressant (exercises powerful
depressing influence on nervous system similar to that of tobacco).Leaves produce dermatitis; their accumulation in well-water produces chronic gastritis.Many quassinoids and ailanthone derivatives are vermifuge and amoebicidal.Constituents of the bark and stem, particularly ailanthone, have antimalarial
activity in vitro against Plasmodiumfalciparumandinmice against P. berghei. (Alkaloids do not appear to
have these properties.) Some quassinoids are antineoplastic, and are reported to have antileukaemic properties.The rootbark is used in traditional Chinese medicine for dysentery and leucorrhoea. In Africa, rootbark is used in epilepsy.
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